Abstract

This cross-sectional descriptive study to measure the risk factors of protein energy malnutrition deficiency, this study designed to cover (n=384 child), the study shows that most affected children were those whose families income per month was less than 250 SDG, (18.5%), The prevalence of malnutrition increase among children there is mothers illiterate (13.4%), the study found that the male more affected (12.5%) than female (8.5%) and children there age (6-12 month most affected 7.7%).